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Stumping for the third time this week with running mate Paul Ryan, Romney added several lines to his speech in an effort to court women, one of the more overt overtures aimed at a group that Democrats have been courting heavily.

“Women in this country are more likely to start businesses than men,” Romney said. “Women need our help.”

The campaign pointed to Census Bureau data which found between 2002 and 2007, women created twice as many businesses as men.

Twice in the speech Romney sought to appeal to women.

“I want to speak to the women of America who have dreams who begin businesses in their homes who begin businesses out in the marketplace who are working in various enterprises and companies, I want you to be successful,” Romney said. “Our campaign is about making it easier for entrepreneurs, women and men, to start businesses, to grow businesses we will champion small business because we know that’s where our jobs come.”

Ryan also shifted his language to include women in his speech.

“We want every American to be able to achieve her potential,” Ryan said, using the female pronoun. “That’s what we do in America. That’s the American idea.”

Romney and Ryan have appeared together three times since they parted ways the weekend Ryan was selected.

Initially, the campaign said the pair would not appear together again until the convention. But after recognizing the increase in enthusiasm for both the crowds and the nominee, the campaign has increased the number of dual appearances.

After Romney caused an uproar on Friday when he joked about his birth certificate at a rally, which he later claimed was not a swipe at President Obama, he stuck to the message on Saturday.

He expanded on his remarks about big business not needing help from the government. On Thursday at a fundraising event, Romney said big business has the benefit of “tax havens” that small businesses do not.

“Big businesses are able to accommodate in some cases all the regulations that get thrown on them because they have all the lawyers,” Romney said. “They can even sometimes handle the big tax rate – highest taxes in the world on corporations here because they have businesses all over the world. Big companies like GE as you saw, pay no tax, a year or two ago. That’s because of all the operations they have round the world.”

He spoke more at length than usual about “dreamers,” a theme that he hasn’t spoken of at length on the campaign trail.

“This is a nation that celebrates individual initiative – people seeking greatness, people who have dreams,” Romney said. Look around the world. It’s here with the dreamers come. Not a lot of dreamers in North Korea, are they – the dreams they have there are just getting out. Not a lot of dreamers in Cuba – they wish they could come here with relatives in this country.”

Ryan voted against Lilly Ledbetter equal pay for women, and co-authored the bill ("personhood") with Akins that would ban hormonal birth control and in vitro fertilization, as well as abortion in all cases.

Romney and Ryan want the help of women but they will never be of any help to women whom they consider second class citizens with no rights over their own bodies. Remember, Ryan is against all abortions even to save the life of the mother. He would prefer a woman die that have a life saving procedure. He demands his religion control this country .He has no respect for other religious beliefs. He and Romney are the ultimate con men.

The guy is a joke! Can't write his own speech, let alone read another's. And now he's hearing voices in the distance. Geze, what's that all about? Time to call in the shrink? The foregoing might sound trite to some, but I am deadly serious. He's OFF HIS ROCKER.

Women have been the disrespected majority in the Romney campaign. It's a mystery how the man can consistently make statements that outrage women voters and seem oblivious to the damage he has done.

Most polls have this election close. I don't see that at all. It's likely the debates will really separate Obama and Romney, especially if the gaffe-prone Romney blunders with remarks that further alienate women voters.

If Obama doesn't win reelection by at least 6% I'll be surprised. If ever there was a candidate resembling an empty suit, it's Romney.

This pitch is superficial and meaningless. Talk is cheap, it's the policies you support that speak to women. How can you support women and run on a plank that is anti-women? How about support a woman's right to choose, equal pay for equal work, healthcare reform that removes the institutional categoration of women as being a pre-existing condition?

Romney comes from a cultural background where women are second class citizens. He chose a runningmate who may be further alienated from womens rights.

“I want to speak to the women of America who have dreams who begin businesses in their homes who begin businesses out in the marketplace who are working in various enterprises and companies, I want you to be successful,” Romney said.

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And, pray tell, when are women going to start these businesses? Between pregnancies? Since in the GOP America there is limited contraception (personhood legislation) and no abortions - for any reason whatsoever- I dont see how this would work.

When are they going to start and nurture these businesses? In the months between each pregnancy?

I can't see the logistics of it working out.....

No, women will not be nurturing businesses in a GOP America, they will be nurturing babies and more babies.....because every zygote is precious.

"“Women in this country are more likely to start businesses than men,” Romney said. “Women need our help.”"

Yeah....start out by talking down to them. Women starting businesses don't need govt help any more than men do. And what's with this whole 'government helping people' talk? Doesn't Mitt know who he's working for?

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"“He’s going to have all sorts of marvelous things to say. I mean, I could almost read his speech now"

So Mitt's speech will be all doom and gloom? Americans don't elect pessimists.

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"Everything they do reminds us of Greece and we’re not going to Greece we’re going to get America back to being America!”

Does he really think he'll win independents with this nonsense? Keep it up, Mitt. I like where you're going with this.

I just realized my mistake, Romney is right. Women can have and nurture businesses in a GOP America. abstinent women. .. because that's the only way you won't be poppping out babies out like clockwork.....

Small price for women to pay to be able to 'nurture' their own business.....

Sure Willard, women definately want voucherized Medicare. We are also thrilled with the idea of our taxes being raised. We're envious of those legitimately raped because, as we all know, pregnancy only happens to the illegitimately raped. On the plus side, our forced GOP diet of cat food will help us lose weight. On the other hand, such an enforced diet may not benefit the GOP as their aim for the 99% is to have us die quickly. No point spending precious dollars on the riff raff when Willard and his oligarch buddies can use another tax cut. Why should Willard pay 13.9% when Paul Ryan intends to lower his rate to under 1%?

Women's #1 economic issue is having reproductive freedom, yes, control of our own bodies which both Romney and Ryan oppose.

To the poster who offered that Ann Romney has a "compelling story", you're wrong. Tens of millions of people have chronic diseases but very few of them have a quarter of a billion dollars to assure that they have adequate health care and don't lose their homes. To have Ann Romney supporting her husband's avowed destruction of the ACA when she has, herself, been ill just makes her look like the Marie Antoinette of the sick set.